2 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/example/demo.rst b/example/demo.rst
index e202bc2..03900db 100644
--- a/example/demo.rst
+++ b/example/demo.rst
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ ANSI Art
 
 .. ansi:: ansi.ans
 
+
+Nice filesystem listings
+========================
+
+.. container:: handout
+
+   You can cut and paste the output of tree to make nice filesystem listings.
+
+.. code::
+
+   files
+   ├── hello
+   └── world
+
+0 directories, 2 files
+
 Images
 ======
 .. container:: handout
diff --git a/presentty/presentty.py b/presentty/presentty.py
index b7589bf..d54d640 100644
--- a/presentty/presentty.py
+++ b/presentty/presentty.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def main():
         plt = palette.DARK_PALETTE
     hinter = slide.ScreenHinter()
     parser = rst.PresentationParser(plt, hinter)
-    program = parser.parse(open(args.file).read(), args.file)
+    program = parser.parse(unicode(open(args.file).read(), 'utf-8'), args.file)
     if args.warnings:
         w = parser.warnings.getvalue()
         if w: